title: Exacerbation of liver cirrhosis in pregnancy: a complex emerging clinical situation.
abstract: Pregnancy in women with liver cirrhosis is an infrequent situation. In general the incidence of cirrhosis in pregnancy is very low and it is estimated approximately about 1 in 5,950 pregnancies. We report a descriptive management of pregnancy in a woman suffering from chronic viral hepatitis B with D and C coinfection exacerbated finally to severe cirrhosis of the liver. Caesarean section was performed giving birth to a viable male infant. Two months after the operation the patient underwent a liver transplantation with good outcome. Management of such severe cases requires a multidisciplinary medical approach. Data regarding cirrhosis caused by chronic viral agents in pregnancy are limited.
authors.affiliation: Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peitsidou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peitsidis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michopoulos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Matsouka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kioses
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D055815:Young Adult